- Australian man faces the death penalty after he’s arrested on drug charges
- Australian accountant was arrested in Bali with 20grams of methamphetamine
- Photos show the man wearing orange prisoner garb and a balaclava in Bali
- He was allegedly found with ecstasy, methamphetamine and psychotropic drug
- Drug importation charges carry a maximum penalty of death in Indonesia
An Australian accountant could be sentenced to death after he was arrested in Bali, allegedly caught with 20grams of crystal methamphetamine in his suitcase.
Pictures surfaced on Tuesday showing a man, known only as IER, sitting in a media conference wearing orange prisoner garb and a black balaclava over his head.
He was pictured beside two other suspects guarded by police officers who wore balaclavas and carried rifles.
The 35-year-old Australian man was reportedly arrested after officials found the drugs in his luggage on December 4 this year.
The Australian man is pictured beside two other suspects guarded by police officers who were also wearing balaclavas and carrying rifles
He was allegedly found with 6.22 grams of ecstasy, 14.32 grams of methamphetamine and 22 mils of a psychotropic substance, The Herald Sun reported.
Details of his arrest were kept secret until Tuesday, when the drug bust was announced by Indonesian officials.
‘We have arrested an Australian, IER, for bringing drugs into Bali,’ Customs and Excise Officer Husni Syaiful said.
The man only known as IER, reportedly arrived at Bali on a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok.
The drugs were allegedly discovered when his luggage was x-rayed.
He could be sentenced to death in Indonesia, which carries the death penalty for drug importation crimes.